Guard or protector for target-shooting



J B. McKENZlE'.

GUARD 0R PROTECTOR FOR TARGETSHOOT ING. APPLICATION FILED FEB. 2!, 1920.

1 ,357,242, Patenfied Nov. 2, 1920.

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iJ'bHlhT 3e. MCKENZIE, or DELAF'IELD; WISCONSIN,

T all whom it may cw earn)" Be it known that I, JOHN B. MCKENZIE,

a citizen of the United States, and residentof Delafielchin the county of Waukesha and Statejof Wisconsin, have invented new and useful Improvements in Guards or Protectors for Target-Shooting, of which the following is-a description, reference being had tofthe accompanying drawings, which are a part of this specification. r

The present invention relates to certain new and useful improvements, in target shots that. are wide of the target will be stopped. r r

Another object of my invention is to provide means of the class described capable of ready transportationfrom. place; to place and so constructed asto permit the increase or decrease of the visible area surrounding the target. A further provide a portable metal shell forthe purpose described which will be comparatively light iii-weight to permit'its transportation from place to place with ease and facility, and which will 'p'rovide efficient means for stopping shots that are wide of the target.

' With theabove and other objects in view which willappear as the description pro;

ceeds, my invention resides'in the novelcon- Jstruction, combination and arrangement of parts substantially as hereinafter described and more particularly defined by the ap pended claims, it being understood that such changes in the precise embodiment of the herein jdisclosed invention maybe made as i a come within the scope-of the claims.

In the accompanying drawing I have illustrated one complete example of the physicalembodiment of my invention con- 7 structed according to the best mode I have so far devised for the practical application of the principles thereof, and in which:

Figure 1 is a diagrammatic view ofmy improved protector'illustrating its use.

Specification of Letters Patent.

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'. Patented Nov. 2.1920.

Application filed February 21, 1920. Serial No. 360,538.

I Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional-view taken on the line 2-2 of Fig. 3. V

Fig. 3 is an elevational viewlooking at the end of myprotector positioned nearest the shooter. I

Fig. 4 is a top plan view thereof, and Fig. 5 is a fragmentary perspective view illustrating the manner of pivotally securing the upper'end of the adjustable plate closing the end of the protector nearest the target to the protector shell.

Referring now more particularly to the accompanying drawing, my protector consists broadly of a portable metallic shell I yon d the sides of the shell for receiving supporting wheels 15, and the lowerrear ends of the frame are connected by an axle 16 also having its ends projected beyond the sides ofthe shell to receive rear supporting wheels 17. The rear axle16 has its intermediate portion depressed as depicted in Figs. 2 and 3 to be out of the line of sight of'the shooter, as will be obvious. The forward end of the shell is closed by a metal plate 18 having hook or eyemembers19 secured to its upper end and pivot ally engaginga rod 20 connecting the upper forward 7 ends of the frame to pivotally mount the'plate. The plate 18 isprovided with an aperture20' and has a substantially cylindrical guard 21 secured-thereto inalinement with the aperture. The lower end ofv the plate 18 engages with two projections 22 carried by the lowermost frame members 11 and is adapted to be selectively engaged in notches or recesses 23 the rear end, will be prevented from injuring the shooter positioned near by.

In use, the protector is interposed between the target 24 and the shooter designated as at 25, with its rear end nearest the shooter and its forward end carrying the plate 18 nearest the target. The shell is 50 spaced from the shooter as to permit the desired area surrounding the target to be visible to the shooter, and the target is fired at through the stated, by varying the distance between the shooter and the protectorandthe elevation of the target is governed by engaging the lower end of the plate 18 in notches 23.

Besides providing an eflicient protector for the territory surrounding the target,.my device also provides means for saving the lead from the wasted bullets which are deflected or stopped by the protector as will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art to which an invention of this character appertains.

What I claim as my invention is:

1. The combination with a target, of

means interposed between the target and the shooter and distant fromthe latter for limiting the area surrounding the target which is visible to the shooter and comprising a metal shell having its end adjacent the shooter open and its opposite end apertured to provide a sight of the target. 2. The combination with a target, of means interposed between the target and the shooter and distant from the latter for lim iting the area surrounding the target Will-(ll is visible to the shooter and comprising a metal shell having its end nearest the shooter open and its end nearest the target apertured, and a guard surroundingthe aperture whereby bullets striking the edge of the shell surrounding the aperture will be prevented from being deflected to one side.

3. The combination with a target, of means interposed between thetarget and the shooter and distantfrom the latter for limiting the area surrounding the target which is visible to the shooter and comprising a metal shell having its ends nearest the shooter and the target open, an apertured plate closing the end nearest the target, and a substantially cylindrical guard secured to aperture therein. 7

4. The combination with a target, of

. the outer face of said plate inline with the means interposed between the target and the 1 shooter for limiting the area surrounding the target which is visible to the shooter and comprising a metal shell having its ends nearest the shooter and thetarget open, an apertured plate closing the end nearest the target and having one end pivotally secured to the shell and its other end free, and means for varying the position of the free end of said plate with respect to the shell to adjust the vision of the shooter.

5. The combination with p a target, of means interposed between the target and the shooter and'distant from the latter for limiting the area surrounding the target which is visible to the shooter and comprising a wheeled metal shell havingits end nearest the shooter open and its end nearest the tar'- get 'apertured. v V V 6. The combination with a target, 0i means interposed between the target and the shooter for limiting the area surrounding the target which is visible to the shooter and .comprising a wheeled metal shell having its ends nearest the shooter and the target open, an apertured plate closing the en of the shell nearest the target and having its upper end pivotally secured to the shell, and means engageable with the plate tomaintain its lower end in a desired position with to the shell to govern .the elevation o the area surrounding the target which is visible to the shooter.

7; The combination with a target, 0f

' means interposed between the target and the shooter [or limiting the area surrounding the target which is visible to the shooter an comprising a wheeled metal shell having its ends nearest the shooter and the target open, an apertured plate closing the end of the shell nearest the target and having its upper end pivotally secured to the shell, and means engageable with the plate to maintain its lower end in a desired position'with to the shell to govern the elevation of the area surrounding the target'which'is visible to the shooter, the visible area bein governed by therelative positions of the ooter and the shell.

In testimony whereof, I afiizimlypsjilgnafilm ZIE.

, 'JOHN B. Me 

